60-Day Notice

Drew Industries Incorporated; Lippert Components, Inc.; Seating Technology, Inc.

Submitted by kludowitz on October 18, 2013
Notice Date: 
October 18, 2013
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Held
Defendant: 
Drew Industries Incorporated; Lippert Components, Inc.; Seating Technology, Inc.
Sub-Industry Code: 
Residential Furniture
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf iconn-drew-101813.pdf

Dozens of Furniture Makers Settle over Chemicals— by Stephanie M. Lee at San Francisco Chronicle

Submitted by chirst on October 18, 2013
October 17, 2013

Excerpted from full article at San Francisco Chronicle:

More than 30 furniture companies, including Ikea, J.C. Penney and Kmart, have agreed to settle for a total of $2.3 million in civil penalties after a Berkeley watchdog group alleged they sold furniture with high amounts of flame retardants in violation of California's Proposition 65.

The Chanler Group, a law firm that represents individuals suing businesses over Prop. 65, claimed that the 35 companies had been selling upholstered chairs, car seats and other foam-padded products in California without disclosing to consumers that they contained flame retardants in amounts that violated the state's consumer-safety law.

"We're very proud of our clients' work," said Cliff Chanler, founder of the Chanler Group, in a statement. "What they've done today is going to go a long way toward industry reform to remove these harmful chemicals from our homes and our bodies."

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Pagecomm International, Inc.

Submitted by kludowitz on September 27, 2013
Notice Date: 
September 27, 2013
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Brimer
Defendant: 
Pagecomm International, Inc.
Sub-Industry Code: 
Peripherals & Accessories
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf iconn-pagecomm-092713.pdf

Cohesion Products, LLC; Cohesion Products, Inc.; Fry's Electronics, Inc.

Submitted by kludowitz on September 27, 2013
Notice Date: 
September 27, 2013
Alleged Harm: 
Cancer, Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Vinocur
Defendant: 
Cohesion Products, LLC; Cohesion Products, Inc.; Fry's Electronics, Inc.
Sub-Industry Code: 
Home Furniture
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf iconn-cohesion-092713.pdf

Atlantic Representations, Inc.; Target Corporation

Submitted by kludowitz on September 27, 2013
Notice Date: 
September 27, 2013
Alleged Harm: 
Cancer
Plaintiff: 
Brimer
Defendant: 
Atlantic Representations, Inc.; Target Corporation
Sub-Industry Code: 
Other Furniture
Home Furniture
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf iconn-atlantic-092713.pdf

IKEA settles Proposition 65 Case brought by The Chanler Group - by Heath E. Combs at Furniture Today

Submitted by chirst on September 16, 2013
September 12, 2013

Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today:

Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm The Chanler Group.

The Chanler Group is a professional Prop 65 litigant. Its complaint with Ikea covers changing pads. The settlement was listed on the California Attorney General's website. 

To settle all claims, Ikea agreed to pay $60,000 in civil penalties. Of that, 75% goes to California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and a remaining 25% to Laurence Vinocur - Chanler's professional plaintiff filing complaints.   The full article may be accessed on the Furniture Today website.

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TCG Clients Serve Seven New 60-Day Notices

Submitted by mma on August 30, 2013
August 30, 2013

Anthony Held and John Moore--clients of The Chanler Group--served seven 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last week.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as pillows, hand tools, and sports equipment for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning.  TCG's citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP and the heavy metal lead (Pb).  DEHP and lead are known to cause birth defects and reproductive harm.  Some of the noticed companies include Ross Stores, Reebok International Ltd., and Tuesday Morning.

See below for a partial list of Notices.

 

Product Chemical Alleged Violator Citizen Enforcer
Vinyl/PVC Football Flags Pb Authentic Brands Group LLC; Ross Stores, Inc.
 		 Held
Vinyl/PVC Pillows DEHP E & E Co., Ltd.
 		 Held
Softballs with Vinyl/PVC Covers DEHP Reebok International Ltd.
 		 Held
Flashlights with Vinyl/PVC Handles DEHP Standard Fusee Corporation
 		 Held
Vinyl/PVC Pillows DEHP Thro, Ltd.; Tuesday Morning Corporation
 		 Held

 

Read the most recent notices issued by clients of The Chanler Group

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Metroflor Corp.; Halstead New England Corporation

Submitted by mma on August 30, 2013
Notice Date: 
August 30, 2013
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Moore
Defendant: 
Metroflor Corp., Halstead New England Corporation
Sub-Industry Code: 
Building Materials
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf iconn-metroflor-083013.pdf

Thro, Ltd.; Tuesday Morning Corporation

Submitted by mma on August 30, 2013
Notice Date: 
August 30, 2013
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Held
Defendant: 
Thro, Ltd., Tuesday Morning Corporation
Sub-Industry Code: 
Home Décor
Other Furniture
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf iconn-thro-083013.pdf

Standard Fusee Corporation

Submitted by mma on August 30, 2013
Notice Date: 
August 30, 2013
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Held
Defendant: 
Standard Fusee Corporation
Sub-Industry Code: 
Hand Tools
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf iconn-standardfusee-083013.pdf
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